Bouea oppositifolia

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Bouea oppositifolia
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Anacardiaceae
Genus: Bouea
Species:
B. oppositifolia
Binomial name
Bouea oppositifolia
Synonyms [2]
  • Bouea angustifoliaBlume
  • Bouea brandisianaKurz
  • Bouea burmanicaGriff.
  • Bouea diversifoliaMiq.
  • Bouea microphyllaGriff.
  • Bouea myrsinoidesBlume
  • Bouea oppositifolia var. microphylla(Griff.) Merr.
  • Cambessedea oppositifolia(Roxb.) Wight & Arn. ex Voigt
  • Haplospondias brandisiana(Kurz) Kosterm.
  • Haplospondias haplophylla(Airy Shaw & Forman) Kosterm.
  • Manga acidaNoronha
  • Mangifera gandariaRoxb.
  • Mangifera oppositifoliaRoxb.
  • Matpania laoticaGagnep.
  • Spondias haplophyllaAiry Shaw & Forman

Bouea oppositifolia, also known as plum mango, kundang, kundangan or remenia, is a species of flowering plant, a fruit tree in the mango family, that is native to Indochina and Southeast Asia. [3]

Contents

The tree and its fruit are commonly confused with the closely related Bouea macrophylla . B. macrophylla has lanceolate leaves and round yellow fruit, while B. oppositifolia has oblong leaves and oval red/yellow fruit. [4]

Description

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Ripe Bouea oppositifolia sold in Malaysia

The tree grows to 10–20 m in height with a short, low-branching bole and a dense rounded canopy. The oval leaves are smooth and leathery, 3–15 cm long by 1.5–5 cm wide. The inflorescences comprise clusters of small, white to pale yellow flowers at the leaf axils. The fruits are round to ovoid drupes 1.5–2.5 cm long by 1–2.5 cm wide, turning from yellow to orange or red when ripe. The seed is a 1–1.5 cm stone with a fibrous endocarp and violet-purple cotyledons. [3]

Distribution and habitat

The species occurs from Myanmar and Indochina to the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Borneo and Sulawesi, where it is found in lowland mixed dipterocarp, coastal and peatswamp forests up to an elevation of 700 m. It is also widely cultivated. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Ganesan, S.K. (2021). "Bouea oppositifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T181759052A184586914. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T181759052A184586914.en .
  2. ↑ "Bouea oppositifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Lamb, Anthony (2019). A guide to wild fruits of Borneo. Kota Kinabalu: Natural History Publications (Borneo). p. 30. ISBN   978-983-812-191-0.
  4. ↑ https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Morphological-characteristics-of-B-macrophylla-and-B-oppositifolia-based-on-the_tbl5_311823505


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